Blurry font in Windows Settings panel (Win+I) – need to boot twice, why?


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There are numerous posts about Windows 11 and "blurry" fonts in some Windows panels, both on ElevenForums and elsewhere.
There are also many "solutions" on the internet, but what if they don't work?

@Bobby64 reported similar issues in his thread: Blurry text in Windows 11
As did @Fraje in this thread: Blurry text on some 'popups'
I also reported an issue with Windows Settings (Win+I) immediately after boot: Windows Settings - opening in a small window right hand top corner, why?

I am becoming increasingly convinced that it may be related to the timing between the default motherboard GPU driver and the dedicated graphics card driver. In the case of an Intel motherboard, the Intel GPU driver (with standard quality) might sometimes load slightly earlier than the dedicated graphics card driver.

In my case, opening Windows Settings (Win+I) immediately after the initial boot causes it to appear as a small window panel in the top-left corner. That panel has no [X] close button, and resizing it leaves an empty blue space that can only be populated by pressing Win+I again.

Most (if not all) blurry fonts disappear after a reboot. Win+I then opens normally, complete with the [X] button. I have no idea why this happens. Perhaps on the second boot, the dedicated graphics card drivers (NVIDIA in my case) are loaded from cache and manage to load before the Intel GPU driver? Again, I am not sure.

The fact remains that if I boot my PC twice, everything works fine.

I would be curious to know whether others can confirm this behavior.

Thanks.
 

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You could try the solutions you found online.
Also, AI seems to have multiple possible solutions; I just asked AI about your post, and it gave some good suggestions.
 

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